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Started by Jim Johnson, June 17, 2012, 08:30 AM NHFT

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Jim Johnson

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/06/17/conservative-bloggers-taking-precautions-over-swat-ing-attacks/?test=latestnews

LAS VEGAS –  Conservative bloggers are on heightened alert following a string of so-called "SWAT-ing" incidents and are taking precautionary measures to ensure they don't fall victim to the potentially dangerous prank as the political blogosphere prepares for a heated election season.

"SWAT-ing" refers to a hoax in which an anonymous prankster falsely reports a violent crime at an unsuspecting person's home, prompting a police team to respond to the location believing a dangerous situation is at hand.

The illegal practice has in recent months targeted well-known conservative writers and commentators, including Erick Erickson, founder of the blog RedState.com -- who claims he was eating dinner with his family in May when a SWAT team surrounded his home following such a false 911 call.

The growing trend, which some say could one day prove deadly, had conservatives on edge at this year's annual RightOnline conference of right-wing bloggers and activists in Las Vegas this weekend.

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/06/17/conservative-bloggers-taking-precautions-over-swat-ing-attacks/?test=latestnews#ixzz1y3b7P7K2



Sam A. Robrin

Anything that pits the Statists against each other, and distracts them from oppressing the liberty-minded, is perfectly fine with me!

WithoutAPaddle

#2
As best as I can determine, there was one incident of an anonymous caller perpetrating a hoax that led to an unwarranted SWAT attack last year, and now, one this year, and one conservative blogger is reporting that a subject person of some of his critical blog commentaries called his wife at her workplace to castigate her, but I have not read of any threats made in that phonecall.  I'm not inclined to characterize those incidents as a "growing trend". 

Tom Sawyer

#3
Quote from: Sam A. Robrin on June 17, 2012, 01:31 PM NHFT
Anything that pits the Statists against each other, and distracts them from oppressing the liberty-minded, is perfectly fine with me!

Senior Robrin is just a ramble rouser!

I was just wearing the aloha blue and white shirt you gave me...   8) I hope for comfortable laid back shirts to become a trend!

SWAT teams to all the statist!  ;D


Jim Johnson

Quote from: WithoutAPaddle on June 17, 2012, 02:42 PM NHFT
As best as I can determine, there was one incident of an anonymous caller perpetrating a hoax that led to an unwarranted SWAT attack last year, and now, one this year, and one conservative blogger is reporting that a subject person of some of his critical blog commentaries called his wife at her workplace to castigate her, but I have not read of any threats made in that phonecall.  I'm not inclined to characterize those incidents as a "growing trend". 
The Republicans are probably trying to arrange a 'do not raid list'.

WithoutAPaddle

Back in the late 1960s and early 1970s, there were probably dozens of phony bomb scare calls to schools and government buildings each day.

Jim Johnson

I would imagine there would be more than that today except for the fact that telephone calls are so highly traceable.
Maybe that can be taken to court, as a restriction on free speech.